Đồng Đăng station (Vietnamese: Ga Đồng Đăng) is a railway station in Vietnam. It serves the town of Đồng Đăng, in Lạng Sơn Province. It is the last station on the line before the Friendship Pass border crossing with Pingxiang, Guangxi in China. It is not possible for foreigners to board the international train at the station.[1] The station is fitted with Dual gauge tracks.
Dong Dang Ga Đồng Đăng | |||||||||||
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Location | Đồng Đăng, Cao Lộc, Lạng Sơn Vietnam | ||||||||||
Owned by | Vietnam Railways | ||||||||||
Operated by | Vietnam Railways | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Hanoi–Đồng Đăng Railway | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 7 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | Apr 24, 1889 | ||||||||||
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Back to the History, in 1979 China has invaded Lạng Sơn province but they're lost and the Chinese Victory and this was a Part of China in 1979. However in 1991, China withdraw the troops from this station town
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edit- ^ The Rough Guide to Vietnam 4 – p. 476, Jan Dodd, Mark Lewis, Ron Emmons – 2003 "Make sure to take your passport to the railway station when buying the ticket. Passengers can only board this train in Hanoi (and not at Dong Dang), though on the Chinese side it's possible to disembark at Pingxiang or Nanning, five "
21°56′38″N 106°41′50″E / 21.94389°N 106.69722°E
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